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  • Taltarni Taché Sparkling Rosé Lights Up July

    July is a time for celebration around our house and we always look for a bottle of bubbles to match the festive mood.

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    We’re toasting this special month with a sparkling Australian Rosé known as Taltarni Taché (French for “stained”). In this case, it’s the stain of red wine added at disgorgement which results in a unique taste and an impressive salmon color.  

    Taltarni Taché 2011 is a classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. The winemaker credits the extraordinary growing season for “creating complex and distinct varietal characters along with succulent natural acidity.”

    Taltarni says their wine has:

    • a lovely structure
    • a hint of bread on the nose … balanced with a creamy texture
    • beautiful complimentary strawberry and rose petal aromatics
    • a balance of acidity and sweetness

    We agree with almost all of the above except the Chardonnay acidity was a bit too much for our taste. Our bottle listed: Chardonnay 55% Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 7%. Other reviewers listed a different blend percentage of varietals.

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    Here’s some of what they had to say:

    [from: Taltarni Taché Sparkling Rosé 2011 (K&L Wines)]

    • (90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate) "The Non-Vintage Brut Tache is a delightful, well-priced sparkling wine composed of 52% Chardonnay, 41% Pinot Noir, and 7% Pinot Meunier … The nose offers rose petal, peach, apricot, and wheat thin scents … red berry and nutty flavors. … dry and refreshing, with a long, clean finish."
    • (10/07) According to Wine & Spirits: "The bubbles look tiny but they power the strawberry and cherry fruit in this light pink sparkler, a brisk cut that leaves the finish clean. For rustic country pâté."
    • (10/07) According to the Wine Spectator: "Pale pink in color, this dry, creamy-textured sparkler shows pretty watermelon and toast flavors. Drink now."
    • (11/06) "Taché is a … fine rosé-colored sparkling wine … Crafted from a traditional blend of chardonnay (54%), pinot noir (36%) and pinot meunier (10%), Taltarni Brut Taché is bottle fermented and matured for a minimum of 18 months according to traditional ‘Mêthode Champenoise’ practices. Delicious!”

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    Taltarni Taché 2011

    South Eastern Australia

    Chardonnay 55% Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 7%

    Alcohol 12% by Volume

    We purchased our bottle of Taltarni Taché 2011 @ Bauer Wine & Spirits.

    Here’s to July! Join Our Sparkling Resolution

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    A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers

    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

    Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

    The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

    The New Wine Lover's Companion

    The Wine Bible

     

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

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  • Taltarni Taché Sparkling Rosé Lights Up July

    July is a time for celebration around our house and we always look for a bottle of bubbles to match the festive mood.

    CHE_1104

    We’re toasting this special month with a sparkling Australian Rosé known as Taltarni Taché (French for “stained”). In this case, it’s the stain of red wine added at disgorgement which results in a unique taste and an impressive salmon color.  

    Taltarni Taché 2011 is a classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. The winemaker credits the extraordinary growing season for “creating complex and distinct varietal characters along with succulent natural acidity.”

    Taltarni says their wine has:

    • a lovely structure
    • a hint of bread on the nose … balanced with a creamy texture
    • beautiful complimentary strawberry and rose petal aromatics
    • a balance of acidity and sweetness

    We agree with almost all of the above except the Chardonnay acidity was a bit too much for our taste. Our bottle listed: Chardonnay 55% Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 7%. Other reviewers listed a different blend percentage of varietals.

    IMG_2590 (1)

    Here’s some of what they had to say:

    [from: Taltarni Taché Sparkling Rosé 2011 (K&L Wines)]

    • (90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate) "The Non-Vintage Brut Tache is a delightful, well-priced sparkling wine composed of 52% Chardonnay, 41% Pinot Noir, and 7% Pinot Meunier … The nose offers rose petal, peach, apricot, and wheat thin scents … red berry and nutty flavors. … dry and refreshing, with a long, clean finish."
    • (10/07) According to Wine & Spirits: "The bubbles look tiny but they power the strawberry and cherry fruit in this light pink sparkler, a brisk cut that leaves the finish clean. For rustic country pâté."
    • (10/07) According to the Wine Spectator: "Pale pink in color, this dry, creamy-textured sparkler shows pretty watermelon and toast flavors. Drink now."
    • (11/06) "Taché is a … fine rosé-colored sparkling wine … Crafted from a traditional blend of chardonnay (54%), pinot noir (36%) and pinot meunier (10%), Taltarni Brut Taché is bottle fermented and matured for a minimum of 18 months according to traditional ‘Mêthode Champenoise’ practices. Delicious!”

    CHE_1088

    Taltarni Taché 2011

    South Eastern Australia

    Chardonnay 55% Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 7%

    Alcohol 12% by Volume

    We purchased our bottle of Taltarni Taché 2011 @ Bauer Wine & Spirits.

    Here’s to July! Join Our Sparkling Resolution

    Related Posts:

    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

    A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers

    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

    Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

    The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

    The New Wine Lover's Companion

    The Wine Bible

     

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Related articles
    Michael Serpa Selects Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée 736 as Our Sparkler for June 2015
    Toast August with Mumm Napa Brut Prestige
    Toast July with American Sparkling Wines – A Few of Our Picks

  • Congratulations! Edible Boston Summer 2016 Issue Is Their 10th Anniversary!

    The arrival of a new preview issue of Edible Boston in my mailbox always makes me smile. As I read the Ilene Bezahler's letter to her readers, my smile grew from ear-to-ear. This is their 10th Anniversary and a new publication will be added to the family. (More on that below.)

    Edible Boston Summer 2016

    Celebrate with Edible Boston as they welcome a new season of food and spotlight the businesses that support fresh and local food in our community. 

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    Be sure to read John Lee's, "Farmers Diary: Ten with Edible Boston" for his thoughts on the progress the local food movement has made in the past decade.

    (Penny profiled John over on Serious Eats a few years ago. Here's more about this intelligent, thoughtful man.)

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    That Sibling Publication: "To Market"

    I'm very excited about the expansion of the Edible Boston talent bank into the regional food policy topic. As Ilene describes it, "To Market will take a regional approach to local food but with the added impact of tackling policy issues, exploring trends across state lines and how the New England states interact to form a vibrant, regional food economy." More about it in a report from Boston Business Journal.

    In September, you'll find more about it on the new website, and you can follow along now on Facebook and Twitter.

    Support publisher Ilene Bezahler and her talented team

    First, pick up a copy of Edible Boston at one of these locations. In fact, pick up two copies and share one with a food-loving friend or leave it where someone might discover it among lesser publications and become a new fan.

    May I suggest that you let their sponsors know you saw them in the magazine and grab an extra copy and get it to someone else who cares about supporting the local food movement. Also, if you have a blog, twitter account, or facebook page, write about them, link to them, follow them, retweet their tweets, like them on facebook, and, in general, spread the word about this great asset to our community.

    And, to be sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe over on their website!

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Covershot & Photos: photographer Michael Piazza Courtesy of Edible Boston (If you love great photography, always pick up an Edible Boston issue!) John Lee photo ©2009, Penny Cherubino

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  • Congratulations! Edible Boston Summer 2016 Issue Is Their 10th Anniversary!

    The arrival of a new preview issue of Edible Boston in my mailbox always makes me smile. As I read the Ilene Bezahler's letter to her readers, my smile grew from ear-to-ear. This is their 10th Anniversary and a new publication will be added to the family. (More on that below.)

    Edible Boston Summer 2016

    Celebrate with Edible Boston as they welcome a new season of food and spotlight the businesses that support fresh and local food in our community. 

    20090820DSC_0012 - Version 2

    Be sure to read John Lee's, "Farmers Diary: Ten with Edible Boston" for his thoughts on the progress the local food movement has made in the past decade.

    (Penny profiled John over on Serious Eats a few years ago. Here's more about this intelligent, thoughtful man.)

     KnGcVifY

    That Sibling Publication: "To Market"

    I'm very excited about the expansion of the Edible Boston talent bank into the regional food policy topic. As Ilene describes it, "To Market will take a regional approach to local food but with the added impact of tackling policy issues, exploring trends across state lines and how the New England states interact to form a vibrant, regional food economy." More about it in a report from Boston Business Journal.

    In September, you'll find more about it on the new website, and you can follow along now on Facebook and Twitter.

    Support publisher Ilene Bezahler and her talented team

    First, pick up a copy of Edible Boston at one of these locations. In fact, pick up two copies and share one with a food-loving friend or leave it where someone might discover it among lesser publications and become a new fan.

    May I suggest that you let their sponsors know you saw them in the magazine and grab an extra copy and get it to someone else who cares about supporting the local food movement. Also, if you have a blog, twitter account, or facebook page, write about them, link to them, follow them, retweet their tweets, like them on facebook, and, in general, spread the word about this great asset to our community.

    And, to be sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe over on their website!

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Covershot & Photos: photographer Michael Piazza Courtesy of Edible Boston (If you love great photography, always pick up an Edible Boston issue!) John Lee photo ©2009, Penny Cherubino

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  • Windy Day Swan Boat Assist

    Sometimes on a windy day, the hard-working crew members peddling Boston's Swan Boats need a bit of an assist.

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    That's when you'll see a first mate standing beside the captain with an oar in hand. That oar will be used to pole the boat around a turn when the wind is pushing it in the wrong direction.

    As Henry Ford said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." Good job by the Swan Boat Crew!

    Have you taken a Swan Boat ride lately?

    I know that we are long overdue. Here's a page with all the information you need about the when, where, how, and how much for an inside tour of the Public Garden Lagoon.

    While they say, "The Swan Boats are open every day, weather permitting. We cannot operate in rain, high winds or extreme heat," we can see that on windy days they do make an effort to keep their guests gliding along smoothly.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Ed Cherubino  

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  • Windy Day Swan Boat Assist

    Sometimes on a windy day, the hard-working crew members peddling Boston's Swan Boats need a bit of an assist.

    IMG_2498-1

    That's when you'll see a first mate standing beside the captain with an oar in hand. That oar will be used to pole the boat around a turn when the wind is pushing it in the wrong direction.

    As Henry Ford said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." Good job by the Swan Boat Crew!

    Have you taken a Swan Boat ride lately?

    I know that we are long overdue. Here's a page with all the information you need about the when, where, how, and how much for an inside tour of the Public Garden Lagoon.

    While they say, "The Swan Boats are open every day, weather permitting. We cannot operate in rain, high winds or extreme heat," we can see that on windy days they do make an effort to keep their guests gliding along smoothly.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Ed Cherubino  

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  • North End Waterfront Has Published the Summer 2016 Italian Feasts & Processions Schedule

    For those who love the North End Italian summer feasts and processions or for those who would rather schedule their visits to the neighborhood to avoid the crowds, having a link to this post from one of our favorite hyperlocal news resources is a must.

    Feast and procession 2016

    Once you click over to North End Waterfront to gather the event information, stick around to learn what else is happening in an important neighborhood to both Bostonians and visitors alike.

    North End Waterfront is one of our must-read news sources every day. Matt Conti's writing and photography are of a high journalistic standard. You'll find balanced coverage of news stories and some fabulous feature article on the history of this area.

    Save a link to the Summer Feasts and Processions but also follow along the rest of the year with the link to the news that works best for you.

    Twitter: @NorthEndBoston

    Facebook: NorthEndWaterfront.com

    Or add it to your RSS feeds:

     

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

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  • North End Waterfront Has Published the Summer 2016 Italian Feasts & Processions Schedule

    For those who love the North End Italian summer feasts and processions or for those who would rather schedule their visits to the neighborhood to avoid the crowds, having a link to this post from one of our favorite hyperlocal news resources is a must.

    Feast and procession 2016

    Once you click over to North End Waterfront to gather the event information, stick around to learn what else is happening in an important neighborhood to both Bostonians and visitors alike.

    North End Waterfront is one of our must-read news sources every day. Matt Conti's writing and photography are of a high journalistic standard. You'll find balanced coverage of news stories and some fabulous feature article on the history of this area.

    Save a link to the Summer Feasts and Processions but also follow along the rest of the year with the link to the news that works best for you.

    Twitter: @NorthEndBoston

    Facebook: NorthEndWaterfront.com

    Or add it to your RSS feeds:

     

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

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  • Jammin’ Jamaican Patties from the Jamaica Mi Hungry Food Truck

    Our search for great Jamaican Patties took a surprise detour when we spotted the Jamaica Mi Hungry Food Truck on the Greenway. This was our first encounter with this happy crew but we'll be following them around town after our first bite of their luscious Jamaican beef patties.

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    This patty made it home for its close-up with a camera. We wanted to be sure you could see the flaky layers of crust and the finely ground filling. You'll have to get one of your own to taste the blend of rich flavor and spice.

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    But our first taste was of this one, shared right out of the bag on a table on the Greenway. The aroma made it irresistible, despite the fact that we were walking back from a picnic on the waterfront when we spotted the truck. 

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    When we see the word Jamaican on a restaurant or truck, we do an immediate search of the menu for our favorite, little, spicy turnovers. This one is among the best we've ever tried and we'll be stocking up each time we see the truck.

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    The menu offered both a beef and veggie patty and you can also order it with coco bread. Naturally we'll be trying the rest of the menu. It looks like the chef has created some great offerings. Right now they are on the Greenway three days a week. You can check for an updated schedule here.

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    Our Search Is on for the Best Jamaican Patties in Boston!

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • Jammin’ Jamaican Patties from the Jamaica Mi Hungry Food Truck

    Our search for great Jamaican Patties took a surprise detour when we spotted the Jamaica Mi Hungry Food Truck on the Greenway. This was our first encounter with this happy crew but we'll be following them around town after our first bite of their luscious Jamaican beef patties.

    IMG_0152

    This patty made it home for its close-up with a camera. We wanted to be sure you could see the flaky layers of crust and the finely ground filling. You'll have to get one of your own to taste the blend of rich flavor and spice.

    IMG_0145

    But our first taste was of this one, shared right out of the bag on a table on the Greenway. The aroma made it irresistible, despite the fact that we were walking back from a picnic on the waterfront when we spotted the truck. 

    IMG_0141

    When we see the word Jamaican on a restaurant or truck, we do an immediate search of the menu for our favorite, little, spicy turnovers. This one is among the best we've ever tried and we'll be stocking up each time we see the truck.

    IMG_0144

    The menu offered both a beef and veggie patty and you can also order it with coco bread. Naturally we'll be trying the rest of the menu. It looks like the chef has created some great offerings. Right now they are on the Greenway three days a week. You can check for an updated schedule here.

    Related Post:

    Our Search Is on for the Best Jamaican Patties in Boston!

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino